Health Literacy that affects behavior to prevent stroke Patients with high blood pressure, Mueang District, Satun Province

Abstract

        The objectives of this cross-sectional survey research are 1) to study health literacy; and behavior to prevent stroke among high blood pressure patients. 2) To study the factors associated with gender, age, education level, occupation, income, status, health literacy. with behaviors to prevent stroke among high blood pressure patients. The study population was patients undergoing treatment for high blood pressure. There was a systematic randomization of 312 people. The research tool was a questionnaire in 3 parts, consisting of 1) personal information 2) health literacy factors regarding the prevention of stroke 3) Stroke prevention behavior of patients with high blood pressure The index of consistency was equal to 0.98 and the confidence value  was equal to 0.95. Statistics used for data analysis were frequency distribution, percentage, mean and standard deviation, and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Spearman's correlation coefficient
        The results of the study found that the majority of the sample were female. Accounting for 59.60 percent, Average age is 55 years, Associate Degree/Vocational Certificate level is 63.14 percent, Married status is 60.60 percent. Most occupations are trading. Accounting for 30.10 percent, the average monthly income is between five thousand- and ten-thousand-baht, overall health literacy The overall average score in all areas is at a high level. ( =3.55, S.D=0.89) Education level Knowledge and understanding of promotion in stroke prevention Communication, promotion in stroke prevention, self-management in stroke prevention There is a positive relationship with stroke prevention behavior of high blood pressure patients. Statistically significant at level 0.01, regarding access to receiving health-related information And overall health literacy is positively related to stroke prevention behavior of patients with high blood pressure. Statistically significant at the 0.05 level